Grace Elizabeth Lively Long

Grace, a teacher, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved her family, was born November 7, 1923 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania to Dr. Chauncey Clinton Lively and Grace King Lively. Grace's family moved to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania in 1928 where Grace attended school and graduated from Waynesburg High School in 1942. She continued her studies at Waynesburg College and graduated in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. In the same year, she married Paul Moredock Long and moved to Carmichaels, Pa. where she taught first grade in the Carmichaels Area School District for 35 years. Grace was well known for her teaching skills helping many first graders adjust to school for the first time. In 1973, Grace was nominated by her school's supervising principal and subsequently was selected as one of the outstanding teachers of America. She was an active member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the National Education Association. In addition to her professional activities, Grace was a member of the Carmichaels Women's Association and the Greene Valley Presbyterian Church.

Upon the death of her husband, Paul, she relocated to Pawleys Island, South Carolina in 1998 to be near her sister, Pat Lively. Grace became active in the Georgetown Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the Miriam Women's Circle and "The Perennials" senior citizen social group. Grace was also an active supporter of the Tidelands Community Hospice where she served as a volunteer.

Grace is survived by her son, Dr. James R. Long of Pittsburgh and her daughter, Nancy Beach Podgurski of Berlin Heights, Ohio, and eight grandchildren and a great grandchild who will miss their "Grandmumsy", as well as several nieces and nephews All of her seven brothers and sisters have preceded her in death.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be made to the Chauncey Clinton Lively Psychology Scholarship Fund at Waynesburg University, Waynesburg, PA 15370 or Tidelands Community Hospice, 2591 North Fraser, Georgetown, South Carolina 29440.

Due to the pandemic, there will not be a traditional service at this time. A private burial will occur at the Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg, Pa.